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Investor Presentation Jul 27, 2021

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1H 2021 RESULTS PRESENTATION

July 27, 2021

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1 1H 2021 KEY HIGHLIGHTS

2 1H 2021 PRISA MEDIA

3 1H 2021 EDUCATION

  • 1H 2021 TOTAL GROUP FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 4
  • KEY TAKEAWAYS 5

1 1H 2021 KEY HIGHLIGHTS

1H 2021 KEY HIGHLIGHTS

New organization structure that reinforces accountability through operational division of Media and Education

Significant operating improvement in Q2 underpinned by advertising recovery, digital growth and cost control

Strong focus on efficiencies and debt reduction

LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE NEW PRISA

2 1H 2021 Media Results

1H 2021 PRISA MEDIA KEY KPI´s

H1'20 H1'21 Var (%)
Unique
Browsers (*)
240M 239M 0%
S
PI
Total Listening
Hours
(*)
55M 67M +20%
K
AL
T
GI
Audio
downloads
(*)
23M 31M +34%
DI Subscribers
(only
digital)
56k 109k +94%
Registered
Users
5M 6M +22%
Digital
Revenues
30,7M 41,5M +35%
€)
(
PIs
K
Non Digital
Revenues
118,5M 133,6M +13%
AL
CI
N
Digital Revenue
Mix
21% 24% +300 bp
A
N
FI
Costs
ex one
offs
166,3M 166,7M 0%
EBITDA ex one
offs
-17,1M 8,5M N/A

COMMENTS

Very good digital traffic performance during the period,
considering:

Digital traffic maximum during 2020 lockdown

El País traffic decrease due to paywall (-21%)

Increase in digital audio consumption through
streaming and podcasts
El País is the Spanish leader in newspaper only-digital
subscribers with 109k, almost 2x in 1H21
More than 6M registered users in press and radio
provide leverage to our subscription model and to
improved advertising proposals
Strong digital growth with a +300bp increase in the
revenue mix:

Driven mainly by digital press (+9.8 M€)…

… coupled with strong contribution of non digital
revenue growth from radio (+18%) and also from
offline press (+6%)
Good advertising behaviour
Focus on efficiency –
cost base (ex severance costs)
consolidated in 1H21 vs. 1H19 (-15%)
Turnaround of EBITDA ex-severance costs and of Cash
Flow generated by the division

(*) monthly average

1H 2021 Key Highlights prisa.com

PRISA MEDIA GOING FORWARD

Implement a UNIQUE and UNIFIED LEADERSHIP for all Prisa Media assets

Our new organizational model will drive synergies, cost efficiencies and crossleverage of our asset portfolio to a next level

Leverage on our three key COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES to get upside

DIGITAL DRIVERS: Audio + Press

  • BRAND EQUITY: Leading brands (country and multi-country)
  • FOOTPRINT: Presence in key Spanishspeaking markets

Move forward in our digital journey acting through three LINES OF ACTION

  • Build PLATFORMS to get scale
  • Focus on trans-media CONTENT creation
  • Develop GLOBAL AUDIENCES

3 1H 2021 Education Results

1H 2021 KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Subscription model shows strength and continues to grow with total number of students increasing by 10% to reach 1,885,000 1H 2021 figures drags a 1Q affected by pandemic specially on the didactic business and a 2Q which shows growth in all business lines

Positive evolution for the ongoing North Campaigns (Mexico and Ecuador). Planning for the physical reopening of schools has started

DIGITAL KPIS

FINANCIAL KPIS

1H 2021 EDUCATION KEY KPI´s COMMENTS

Total subscription
students
ACV Local currency
% Learning
systems
/ Private
sales ex FX
H1'20
1,714k
109M€
50%
H1'21
1,885k
114M€
66%
Var (%)
+10%
+4%
+33%

Expectations
to
reach
circa
2
Million
students
by
year
end
maintained

AVC
growth
in
local
currency

Subscription
model
represents
66%
of
total
Private
sales
and
remains
the
main
source
of
revenue
H1'20
Ex PNLD´19
H1'21
Ex FX
Var (%)
Pandemic
affecting
especially
1Q
didactic
business
Revenues 179M€ 154M€ -14%
2Q
shows
growth
in
both
private
and
public
Expenses 153M€ 136M€ -11% business
EBITDA 26M€ 18M€ -31%
Strong
cost
control
efforts

FX
impacting
negatively
revenues
(-23
M€)
EBITDA ex sev. 27M€ 20M€ -25% &
EBITDA
(-5
M€)

4 1H 2021 TOTAL GROUP Financial Overview

KEY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

FOCUS ON CASH AS A PRIORITY

Total Group 1H figures improving 1Q performance driven by a strong 2Q with advertising recovery and digital growthCompliance with the fix cost reduction plan of 30M€Negative FX impact of -23M€ in revenues and -5M€ in EBITDAAdjusted EBITDA remains in line with previous yearCash consumption before operations in line with previous year despite operational decline and higher redundancies*Capex amounting 17M€ versus 25M€ same period previous yearNet Debt stands at 743M€ vs 1,131M€ in June 20 Ex FX -7% Ex FX -2% Ex FX +5% 1H 2021 TOTAL GROUP KEY FIGURES COMMENTS H1'20 H1'21 Var (%) Revenues 353M€ 306M€ -13% Expenses 333M€ 303M€ -9% EBITDA 20M€ 3M€ -86% EBITDA ex sevr.expenses 23M€ 18M€ -23% %Margin 6,6% 5,9% -11% EBIT -38M€ -28M€ +25% Net Result -212M€ -56M€ +74% Cash Flow before M&A and refinancing -39M€ -41M€ -4% Capex 25M€ 17M€ -29% Net Debt 1,131M€ 743M€

1H 2021 Key highlights – Group

FROM EBIT TO NET PROFIT COMMENTS
H1'20 H1'21 Var (%)
EBIT -38M€ -28M€ +25%
Financial
result
-37M€ -29M€ +22%
Financial
result
improvement
versus
previous
year
as
a
result
of
lower
interest
on
debt
due
Result
from
associates
-7M€ 0M€ +96% to
debt
reduction
Profit
before
tax
-82M€ -58M€ +30%
Net
profit
comparison
affected
by
2020
impairments
Tax
Expense
68M€ 1M€ -99%
Results
from
discontinued
-74M€ -0M€ +100%
Comparable
net
profit
of
-56M€
compared
to
-48M€
previous
year
with
lower
financial
Minority
interest
-12M€ -2M€ +81% results
partially
offsetting
the
operating
decline
Net Profit -212M€ -56M€ +74%
Impairments -164M€ - -100%
Comparable
Net profit
-48M€ -56M€ -16%

1H 2021 Total Group Financial Overview – Cash Flow Generation

Net Debt Evolution (Mn€)

Operating cashflow remains in line with previous year. The operating decline and higher redundancies are partially offset by lower CAPEX, lower financial expenses and the positive result of a positive VAT act. Cash position standing at €201 Mn cash with additional liquidity lines undrawn amounting to €122 Mn

Key Takeaways

ON TRACK TO MEET 2021 OUTLOOK

  • Advertising growth in line with market
  • Education business recovery subject to reopening of schools
  • Continued improvement in total Group digital KPI´s
  • Cost reduction plan of 30 Million euros to be exceeded
  • Significant improvement in cash consumption compared to 2020 excluding redundancies

MONITORING THE ENVIRONMENT WITH ADDITIONAL EFFICIENCY MEASURES IN PLACE

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